Cabinet.



1 PATENTED MAR.12, 1901.

J. HER ZOG.

CABINET.

APPLICATION IIL ED JAN. 23, 1907.

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amma! UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HERZOG, OF 'SAGINAW,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TOHERZOG ART Specification of Letters Patent. I

Application filed January 23, 1907. Serial No. 868,621.

Patented March 12, 1907.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that'I, JOHN IIEBZOG, acitizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will. enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. r

This invention relates to improvements in cabinets, and has especial reference to cabinets for' holdin phonograph-records.

The object 0% the invention is to produce a cabinet in which a large number of records maybe stored in a compact space and in. such a manner that any desired record will be readily accessible.

The invention consists in certain novel features of the device illustrated in the accomanying drawings, as will be hereinafter first lly described and then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of a cabinet embodying my present improvements, the said I figures SlIOWII-Ig the cabinet closed and open, re-

spectively. Fig. 3. is afhorizontal section takenjust below the top of the cabinet and showing it 0 en. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken just below the plane of the lowermost shelf, showing the position of the doors in the closedposition in full lines and in the open position'in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line a: w of-Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of a portion of the gearing for operating the doors.

in carrying out the invention I employ a I circular base-plate- 1, provided with supporting-feet 2 on its under side. On the baseplate I erect a back 3, which extends around about one-third of the circumference of the base and is somewhat of a crescent shape in its horizontal sectional area, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. Upon the upper end of this back wall is secured a top plate 4, which is a proximately the same slze as the base. T e top, like the base, is circular, and both the top and the base areprovided at the front sides with forwardly-extending projections 5 between which extends a vertical post for pillar 6. This post or'pillar serves to support the front portion of the top and prevent the the free 0 eration of the doors. The doors 7 are seate in and secured to posts 8, which are pivoted in 'the top and base, so as to' permit the doors to swing freely in ahorizontal plane, as will be readily understood. The doors are similar in shape and size to the rigid back of the cabinet, so that when the cabinet is closed it will be cylindrical in form. One of the doors'has' a bead 9 secured to its free edge, which is recessed to engage the edge of the opposite doorwhen the cabinet is closed, and thereby close the joint between the doors. Pins or other stops 10 are provided on the base near its front edge to arrest the inward movement of the doors, and thereby prevent injury to the bead or binding of the doors at their meeting edges. In the inner face of the back and the inner face of each door I form horizontal grooves 11, in which are seated the back edges of shelves 12, upon the upper sides of which are secured vertlcal pegs 13 to receive the records. These shelves are somewhat oblate in shape, so that their back edges will find a firm rest in the grooves in the wall and doors,which result is further assured by the somewhat crescent shape of the support, as will be readily understood upon reference to the dotted line in Fig. 3. An additional support or brace for each shelf is provided in the form of a rod or bracket 14, having its upper end secured to the wall or door and its lower end formed into a hook 15, passing through and engaging the under side of the shelf.

It will be seen at once that the shelves 6 is set forward far enough to provide c earance of the shelves when the doors are swung to and fro. The shelves are arran ed 'upon the doors and back alternatelyt at is to say, in roups of three-the top shelf being carried y one door, the middle shelf by the other door, and the bottom shelf by the back wall. This arrangement permits me to nest the shelves closely, so as to utilize the entire capacity of the cabinet. When the cabinet is open,

tical planes of the shelves on the back, and consequently the records on each shelf are accessible and may be lifted vertically from the pegs without any necessity of tilting them to avoid contact with the shelf above.

same sagging, so as to bind upon and prevent The edges of the shelves on the back are prothe doors are swung outward to carry the shelves thereon entirely beyond the verance between the pegs and the shelves is just -nected link and lever.

brackets 14. When the cabinet is closed, it will occupy very little room and will present vided in their edges with notches to clear the pivot-posts 8, as shown at 16, and the shelves on the doors are fitted to the said posts and the bead 9, as shown at 17. r

In order that the shelves may be rendered accessible with certainty, I provide means whereby the opening or closing of one door will cause a simultaneous movement of the other door, which means,consist of links 20 and levers 21, controlled by segmental gears 22 beneath the bottom shelf. The links 20 are pivotally attached to the inner faces of the doors and have their inner ends pivoted to the ends of the levers 21, which extend from and have a rigid connection with the segmental gears. These gears are pivotally mounted on the base of the cabinet and have their curved edges provided with two rows of teeth arran ed alternately, as shown most clearly in Fig. 6, so that the gears may be constructed of thin sheet meta to occupy a small space and at the same time by reason of the double alternating teeth will be maintained in the proper engagement. It will be readily understood upon reference to Fi 4 that when one door is swung open the ink and lever connected therewith will cause a rotation of the connected gear, which will in turn impart motion to the opposite gear, and thereby open the other door through the con- Blocks 23 are provided below the bottom shelf to furnish additional su portsfor the same and prevent the ed e tfiereof warping, so as to interfere with t e pro er operation of the links and levers, and the rear blocks act as sto s to limit the backward movement of the inks, and thereby prevent the doors being swung backward far enough to strike the back and mar the outer face of the same. From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have produced a cabinet in which a large number of records may be stored in a small space and any desired record may be removed without marring it or disturbing any other record. By nesting the shelves in the manner shown and described I have been enabled to rigidly support the shelves without any necessity of providing a clearance between the adjacent shelves equal to thelength of the record-cylinder, for the reason that when the cabinet is opened a large open space is presented over each shelf, although when the cabinet is closed the clearsufiicient to accommodate the braces or a neat appearance, so that it will form an attractive article of furniture.

. specification 1n the ceases Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters lgatent, is

1. A cabinet for phonograph-records comprising a wall, a door mounted to swing toward and away from the wall, .and shelves arrlalnged alternately upon the door and the wa I 2. A cabinet com rising a base, a top, a wall erected on the ase and supporting the rear portion of the top, a post extending between the front portions of the base and the and engaging the mg its upper end secured to the wall and its lower end formed into a hook passin through and en aging the under side of the s elf.

5. T 1e combination of a base, doors mounted pivotally thereon, stops to limit the movement of the doors, links pivoted to the doors and extending inward therefrom, levers pivoted to the inner ends of the said links, and segmental gears at the inner ends of said levers, each of said gears being provided with a double row of teeth, the teeth being arranged alternately.

I 6. A cabinet comprisin a curved wall, curved doors at the ends 0% the said wall arranged to form a cylinder with the wall, and shelves arranged alternately upon the doors and the wall. A

7. A cabinet comprising a circular base I having a forward project1on,a circular top 1 having a forward projection, a curved wa between the base and top at the rear thereof, a post extending between the forward projections of the top and base, doors mounted to swing between the top and the base and curved to conform to the wall, the doors being arranged to meet behind the post, and

shelves arranged alternately upon the doors and the wall.

In testimony whereof I have signed this presence of two subscrib mg witnesses.

JOHN HERZOG. 

